# Osamu Shitara

Osamu Shitara (設楽 統, Shitara Osamu, born 23 April 1973) is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor and television presenter. He performs boke (he does not entirely do boke he is known for doing tsukkomi) and tells stories in the comedy duo Bananaman. His partner is Yūki Himura. He is also a former Seibu Railway employee.

## Life and career

Osamu Shitara (設樂統) was born April 23, 1973, in Minano, Saitama as the youngest sibling of a brother and sister who are 6 and 3 years older respectively. He attended the Minano-chō Tachi Minano Middle School and was the president of the student council and the captain of the school baseball team. Shitara graduated high school in March, 1992 and found a job with Seibu Railway at the connection of his father who is a manager at Seibu Nagatoro Hotel, an establishment of the company. He worked at the Kotesashi Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line for 6 months before switching to other various part-time jobs and then finally becoming a comedian as a student of Masayuki Watanabe, whom he worked as a driver for.
In October, 1993, Shitara met up with three other rookie comedians in Shinjuku and formed a comedy group, Yūki Himura is one of them. However, after a few practice sessions, Shitara believed that a four man group would be limiting to their potential, and left with Himura to form what a comedy duo named Bananaman.
Shitara met his girlfriend when he was 19 at a part-time job and married her in 1999. They have 2 daughters as of 2019.
In the year 2012, Shitara appeared on more television programs than any other Japanese personality, appearing in 611 programs, 163 with Himura (Himura was ranked 12th with 428 television appearances). Shitara also led the rankings for the first half of 2013.

## Filmography
### TV programmes

Informational–Variety shows :
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 2012 | Non Stop! | Fuji TV | Presenter |
| 2015 | Crazy Journey | TBS | Presenter |
| Former ||||
| 2007 | Mucha-buri! | TBS | Voice |
| 2008 | Utsukushiki Aoki Do Now | TV Asahi | "Geinō-kai Ecology Chōsa" |
| 2009 | Nan demo Arita'! | goomo | |
| 2009 | Cine-tsū! | TV Tokyo | |
| 2010 | De kita de kita de kita | NHK-E | Voice (as Pace) |
| 2010 | Sakiccho | TV Asahi | |
| 2011 | Golentan | Fuji TV | |
| 2011 | Asian Ace | TBS | Presenter |
| 2012 | Choice | Fuji TV | |
| 2013 | –Sekai ni hitotsu– Miracle Recipe! | TV Asahi | Presenter |
| Television drama ||||
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
| 1997 | Joi wa Mite ita! | TV Asahi | |
| 1998 | Joi Mioko Hanabashi no Jiken Chart | TV Asahi | Takao's friend |
| 1998 | Kyoto o Miai Tour Satsujin Jiken 2 | TV Asahi | Hiroyuki Yamaguchi |
| 1998 | Mayu no Misshitsu: Renzoku Satsujin Jiken | TV Asahi | Hiromichi Maejima |
| 2005 | Run Away Girl Nagareru Onna | BS Fuji | Erika's older brother |
| 2006 | Lion-Maru G | TV Tokyo | Ranmaru |
| 2007 | Tokkyū Tanaka 3-gō | TBS | Tomomi's father |
| 2008 | Rose:Time:Life | Fuji TV | Masakazu Ogino |
| 2008 | Yū Aoi×4Tsu no Uso: Camouflage | WOWOW | Tacchan |
| 2008 | Ryūsei no Kizuna | TBS | Shinji Hagimura |
| 2009 | Mr. Brain | TBS | Junichi Kanda |
| 2009 | Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite | NHK-G | Nojima |
| 2009 | The Waste Land | Fuji TV | Detective |
| 2010 | Hagane no Onna | TV Asahi | Toru Hasezaki |
| 2011 | Hagane no Onna Season 2 | TV Asahi | Toru Hasezaki |
| 2012 | Saiko no Jinsei | TBS | Eiji Nagata |
| 2012 | Irodori Himura | TBS | Cafe Master |
| 2013 | Kakushō – Keishichō Sōsa 3-ka | TBS | Sugai Investigation 1st Department lieutenant |
| 2015 | Yōgi-sha wa 8-ri no Ninki Geinin | Fuji TV | Himself |
| Television animation ||||
| Year | Title | Network | Role |
| 2015 | Star Wars Rebels | Disney XD | Morad Smar |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Hold Up Down | Police officer 3 | |
| 2008 | Hitorimake | Father | Special appearance |
| 2010 | Your Honor! How About a Little Leniency? | Tamotsu Nanba | First leading role |
| 2018 | Okko's Inn | Kōsui Kanda (voice) | |
| 2023 | Uchūjin no Aitsu | (voice) | |

### Japanese dub

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | Mylo's father |
| 2011 | Happy Feet Two | Will the krill |
| 2015 | Minions | Walter Nelson |
| 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | Max |

### Stage

| Year | Title | Ref. |
| 2008 | Jersey Man | |

### Advertisements

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1995 | Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Taisho Oriental gastrointestinal drug | |
| 1996 | Earth Chemical Bapona | Co-starring with Yoshimi Ashikawa |
| 1997 | Aderans | |
| 2000 | Autobacs Seven Autobacs Cash Back Sale | |
| 2009 | Meiji Seika (now Meiji) Xylish | |
| 2016 | Zensho Holdings Sukiya | |

### Video games

| Title | Role | Ref. |
| Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights | Jean Legrand | |

### Music videos, others

| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
| 2014 | Noriyuki Makihara "Life Goes On –like nonstop music–" | Jacket photo | |